British sloop 'Hawk' (1741)

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Hawk
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.8.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	20.10.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.3.1740/41	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	13.3.1740/41	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Drake Class (1740)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	& Whetstone GrevillBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1747	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck84' 5"Imperial Feet25.635
Length of Keel68' 8 ½"Imperial Feet20.7391
Breadth23' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet7.0295
Depth in Hold9' 6 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen205 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.3.1740/41Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.3.1740/4180Design ComplementBWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1740/41 - 12.6.1742Commander† ADM 6/15/398BWAS-17149.8.1742 - 7.4.1743Commander ADM 6/16/84ADM 6/168.4.1743 - 2.2.1743/44Commander ADM 6/16/167ADM 6/1630.5.1744 - 25.8.1745Commander ADM 6/16/313BWAS-171426.8.1745 - 4.3.1745/46Commander ADM 6/16/534ADM 6/165.3.1745/46 - 11.11.1746Commander ADM 6/17/70BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1740/41 - 2.2.1743/44Lieutenant ADM 6/15/398ADM 6/1523.10.1744 - 6.3.1744/45Lieutenant ADM 6/16/385ADM 6/167.3.1744/45 - 2.9.1745Lieutenant ADM 6/16/452ADM 6/163.9.1745 - 16.9.1745Lieutenant ADM 6/16/537ADM 6/1617.9.1745 - 24.1.1745/46Lieutenant ADM 6/16/545ADM 6/1625.1.1745/46 - 4.3.1746/47Lieutenant ADM 6/17/49ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1746 - 1.12.1746Midshipman ADM 107/3/53ODNB

Service History

DateEventSource
20.10.1740Began building at Limehouse - London BWAS-1714
10.3.1740/41Completed building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £1550.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.3.1740/41Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
26.4.1741Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1505.11.11dBWAS-1714
5.1741Commissioned for the Iceland fisheryBWAS-1714
1742Sailed to South CarolinaBWAS-1714
6.1742Commssioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
2.2.1743/44Paid offADM 33
4.1744Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1744Recommissioned for the Thames EstuaryBWAS-1714
6.1744Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1735.9.7dBWAS-1714
1745In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
4.3.1746/47

Paid off

ADM 33
10.1747Breaking up completed to DeptfordBWAS-1714
6.10.1747

Ordered to be broken up

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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